Gibson Les Paul '70s Deluxe, Goldtop Overview
The Gibson Les Paul Deluxe, first released in 1969, saw the introduction of the mini-humbucker to the Les Paul lineup, which kept the hum-free performance of the full-sized humbuckers but delivered a slightly clearer and brighter tone.
The Gibson Les Paul ‘70s Deluxe has a mahogany body with a maple top, a killer combination that delivers a tight, bright, focused sound, with the maple top also contributing to the look of the guitar. The neck is made from mahogany to bring extra warmth to the sound and has a comfortable Rounded C profile. It’s topped with an Indian rosewood fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and classic trapezoid inlays, and the Gibson Les Paul ‘70s Deluxe also has a Graph Tech nut, which produces more sustain as well as a clearer and sharper tone, and there's a Tune-O-Matic bridge and an aluminium stop bar tailpiece which combined provide great tuning stability.
For pickups, it has a pair of mini-humbuckers, which have almost everything in common with the classic PAF pickups, except for their size. As the name suggests, it has a smaller physical area, which means tonally it has some differences - it picks up a shorter length of the vibrating guitar string, which means a slightly lower output with more clarity, articulation, and more high-end brightness, even with heavy distortion. There’s a 3-way toggle switch so you can easily found the sound you need.
To complete the Gibson Les Paul ‘70s Deluxe is cream binding, chrome hardware, vintage keystone tuners, and a classic Goldtop gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish. It comes with .010 - .046 strings and a Hardshell case.
- NECK NECK
- Material Mahogany
- Profile Rounded C
- Scale Length 24.75"
- Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood, Cream Binding
- Fingerboard Radius 12"
- Number Of Frets 22
- Frets Medium Jumbo
- Nut Material Graph Tech
- Nut Width 1.695"
- Inlays Acrylic Trapezoids
- Joint Glued in
- BODY BODY
- Body Shape Les Paul
- Body Material Mahogany
- Top Maple
- Binding Cream
- Weight Relief None
- Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- HARDWARE HARDWARE
- Finish Chrome
- Tuner Plating Chrome
- Bridge Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece Aluminum Stop Bar
- Tuning Machines Vintage Keystone
- Pickguard Cream
- TrussRod Adjustable
- Truss Rod Cover 2-ply Bell "Deluxe" hot stamp
- Control Knobs Gold Top Hats with Silver Inserts
- Switch Tip Cream
- Switchwasher Cream
- Jack Plate Cover Chrome
- Control Covers Black
- Strap Buttons 2 - bottom and shoulder
- Mounting Rings Cream
- Pickup Covers Chrome
- ELECTRONICS ELECTRONICS
- Neck Pickup Mini Humbucker
- Bridge Pickup Mini Humbucker
- Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone (Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors)
- Pickup Selector 3-way Toggle Switch
- Output Jack 1/4"
- MISCELLANEOUS MISCELLANEOUS
- Strings .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
- Case Hardshell Case (940-18163)
